Standard Lemma guide

audiophile

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • UK: /ˈɔː.di.əʊˌfaɪl/
  • homophone: audio file
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AO2 D IY1 OW0 F IY2 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to high fidelity sound reproduction or an interest in it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person with an interest in high fidelity music and/or sound reproduction and its associated technology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From audio- + -phile.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: audiophil — Translations
  • Turkish: odyofil — Translations
  • Finnish: audiofiili — Translations
  • French: audiophile — Translations
  • German: Audiophiler — Translations
  • German: Audiophile — Translations
  • Italian: audiofilo — Translations
  • Korean: 오디오필 (odiopil) — Translations
  • Polish: audiofil — Translations
  • Romanian: audiofil — Translations
  • Russian: аудиофи́л (audiofíl) — Translations
  • Spanish: audiófilo — Translations